Comparison of field and laboratory microcosm methods on the mass loss of Quercus serrata and Pinus densiflora leaf litter

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 159-164

  Salamanca, Eric F ^a   Kaneko, Nobuhiro ^a   Katagiri, Shigeo ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Litterbag; Mass loss; Microclimate; Microcosms; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010590196     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02348214     Document Type: Review

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